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New UKVCAS service timelines. Travelling in 2 months

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New UKVCAS service timelines. Travelling in 2 months

Post by swanky101 » Thu Feb 07, 2019 4:50 pm

Hi,

Looking for advise on Naturalisation and Passport process post 2nd November. From what I have gathered so far is:

1. I can no longer apply for Naturalisation and passport at the same time.
2. NCS is now scrapped and UKVCAS is the right medium to submit verified documents.

I have recently received ILR on 18-Jan and eligible to apply for naturalisation as a spouse of British national. What I am unsure of is timelines however given the process is serial.

I have to travel for a conference to Germany at the end of April. My understanding, once I apply for naturalisation, I can no longer travel until I receive passport (which may take 6 weeks). So is it better if I wait until I return and apply for schengen visa instead?

I would be most grateful is someone can help with timelines for naturalisation and passport both? Is there something similar to priority service in the process?
Kindly advise

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Re: New UKVCAS service timelines. Travelling in 2 months

Post by CR001 » Thu Feb 07, 2019 4:55 pm

My understanding, once I apply for naturalisation, I can no longer travel until I receive passport (which may take 6 weeks). So is it better if I wait until I return and apply for schengen visa instead?
Your understanding is wrong. You are free to travel once you have applied. The travel restriction applies to visa and ILR applications only.
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Re: New UKVCAS service timelines. Travelling in 2 months

Post by skyscraper101 » Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:16 pm

You can travel anytime. The main benefit of UKVCAS is not having to surrender your passport anymore.

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Re: New UKVCAS service timelines. Travelling in 2 months

Post by swanky101 » Fri Feb 08, 2019 12:03 pm

Thank you for correction. Let me explain my line of thought here-> Gov website says that I will receive a confirmation of application within 4 weeks and decision will be made within 6 months of application.

Say I submit my Online application and submit docs via UKVCAS within next 2 weeks. Now, there are 2 scenarios:
A. (more optimistic one): I get decision with certificate of British citizenship within next 2 months and plan to travel to Berlin at the end of April, so I have to submit my BRP within 5 days of receiving the certificate.
Will I be able to travel with just certificate of citizenship (my understanding is No)? What happens if the decision comes when I am away?
B. I postpone naturalisation application until I return. (In this case I should apply for schengen travel visa and travel on my current ILR BRP)

Considering SLA of decision being 6 months and nothing in my hands, I am assuming safer option is to go ahead with Option B as I would really like to go to conference.

Is my line of thought still incorrect? Can you please help elaborate, by what you meant when you said that I am free to travel outside of country?

Thank you.

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Post by CR001 » Fri Feb 08, 2019 12:08 pm

A. (more optimistic one): I get decision with certificate of British citizenship within next 2 months and plan to travel to Berlin at the end of April, so I have to submit my BRP within 5 days of receiving the certificate.
Will I be able to travel with just certificate of citizenship (my understanding is No)? What happens if the decision comes when I am away?
You don't get your certificate with your decision. You have to attend the ceremony to get your certificate and you can schedule that accordingly for after you travel. A certificate is not a travel document. Simply a piece of paper that airlines are unlikely to accept.
B. I postpone naturalisation application until I return. (In this case I should apply for schengen travel visa and travel on my current ILR BRP)
Your choice if you choose to do this.
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Re: New UKVCAS service timelines. Travelling in 2 months

Post by bookerw100 » Fri Feb 08, 2019 12:13 pm

swanky101 wrote:
Fri Feb 08, 2019 12:03 pm
Thank you for correction. Let me explain my line of thought here-> Gov website says that I will receive a confirmation of application within 4 weeks and decision will be made within 6 months of application.

Say I submit my Online application and submit docs via UKVCAS within next 2 weeks. Now, there are 2 scenarios:
A. (more optimistic one): I get decision with certificate of British citizenship within next 2 months and plan to travel to Berlin at the end of April, so I have to submit my BRP within 5 days of receiving the certificate.
Will I be able to travel with just certificate of citizenship (my understanding is No)? What happens if the decision comes when I am away?
B. I postpone naturalisation application until I return. (In this case I should apply for schengen travel visa and travel on my current ILR BRP)

Considering SLA of decision being 6 months and nothing in my hands, I am assuming safer option is to go ahead with Option B as I would really like to go to conference.

Is my line of thought still incorrect? Can you please help elaborate, by what you meant when you said that I am free to travel outside of country?

Thank you.
The schengen visa only takes 4-5 working days to come through if you are from a low risk country and have a clean record. If I was in your position, I would apply for citizenship. If it comes in time great, if not then apply for schengen closer to your travel date. Its your choice :)

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Re: New UKVCAS service timelines. Travelling in 2 months

Post by swanky101 » Fri Feb 08, 2019 12:28 pm

Thank you all so much. I guess the missing hole in my understanding was about citizenship ceremony which I can schedule later on, once am back. I am definitely more clear about what do now and will apply for naturalisation now and take it forward from there.

Thank you all, very grateful.

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